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59-412: Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for starring as a leading man in numerous comedy films during the late 1990s and 2000s. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Saturn Award . Vaughn made his acting debut in the sports drama film Rudy (1993). He had his career breakthrough with the comedy Swingers (1996). He starred in

118-747: A libertarian . He supported Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul in both the 2008 and 2012 elections, and Rand Paul in the 2016 election . In June 2015, Vaughn expressed his opposition to gun control . In 2016, Vaughn began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the Gracie Academy in Torrance, California . He received his blue belt in 2018. On June 10, 2018, Vaughn was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and resisting arrest in Manhattan Beach, California , after failing

177-557: A special education teacher. His mother was Ashkenazi Jewish and his father is a Catholic of Italian and French-Canadian ancestry. Favreau dropped out of Hebrew school to pursue acting. However, following his mother's death, both sides of his family worked to ensure he had a bar mitzvah ceremony. Favreau graduated from The Bronx High School of Science , a school for gifted students, in 1984 and attended Queens College from 1984 to 1987, before dropping out. His friend from college, Mitchell Pollack, said that Favreau went by

236-449: A $ 163 million budget and received mixed reviews, with critics generally praising its acting while criticizing other aspects. In 2012, Favreau directed the pilot for the NBC show, Revolution , and served as one of the show's executive producers, alongside J. J. Abrams . In 2013, Favreau directed an episode (Season 9, Episode 16) of NBC's The Office . That same year he filmed a pilot for

295-410: A Hollywood director who feigns interest in developing mob associate Christopher Moltisanti 's screenplay in order to collect material for his own screenplay. In 2001, he made his film directorial debut with another self-penned screenplay, Made . Made once again teamed him up with his Swingers co-star Vince Vaughn . Favreau also starred in a TV series called Dinner for Five , which aired on

354-816: A TV series based on the novel About a Boy , but set in San Francisco. He also directed the Destiny trailer "The Law of the Jungle". In 2014, Favreau wrote, co-produced, directed, and starred in Chef . Favreau played a chef who, after a public altercation with a food critic, quits his job at a popular Los Angeles restaurant to operate a food truck with his young son. It co-stars Sofía Vergara , John Leguizamo , Scarlett Johansson , Oliver Platt , Bobby Cannavale and Dustin Hoffman , along with Robert Downey Jr. in

413-523: A cameo in the film, as a bookie. In 2008, he played Denver, a bully-type bigger brother to Vaughn in Four Christmases . Favreau co-starred in 2009's Couples Retreat , a comedy chronicling four couples who partake in therapy sessions at a tropical island resort, which he wrote. The film saw him co-star with Vaughn again, while Kristin Davis played his wife. He voices the character Pre Vizsla,

472-430: A cameo role. Favreau wrote the script after directing several big-budget films, wanting to go "back to basics" and to create a film about cooking. It was well received by critics, who praised the direction, music, writing, story, and performances grossing $ 45 million against a production budget of $ 11 million. Favreau directed and produced the live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book , for Walt Disney Pictures , which

531-636: A career low for Vaughn. He also starred in the second season of True Detective alongside Colin Farrell , which premiered on June 21. In 2016, he starred in the crime thriller Term Life , which featured Favreau in a supporting role and was directed by Peter Billingsley. Also in 2016, he played a drill sergeant in the war film Hacksaw Ridge . In 2018, Vaughn co-starred alongside Mel Gibson in Dragged Across Concrete , his second collaboration with S. Craig Zahler , whom he worked with

590-410: A chance". In 1988, Vaughn was cast in a Chevrolet commercial and subsequently moved to Hollywood. He appeared in the 1989 season of the television series China Beach and in three CBS Schoolbreak Specials in 1990. His first film role was 1993's Rudy as Notre Dame football tailback Jamie O'Hara. He struck up a friendship with Jon Favreau , who was also a first-time actor. Two years later, he

649-487: A couple who struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas. In 2009, he starred in Couples Retreat , a comedy chronicling four couples who undergo therapy sessions at a tropical island resort. Malin Åkerman played his wife. Vince's father, Vernon, portrayed his father in the film. In February 2010, Vaughn was among the nearly 80 musicians and actors to sing the charity-single remake of We Are

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708-448: A dramatic piece, and the actors are said to play co-leads ; a large supporting role may be considered a secondary lead . Award nominations for acting often reflect such ambiguities. Therefore, sometimes two actors in the same performance piece are nominated Oscars for Best Actor or Best Actress —categories traditionally reserved for leads. For example, in 1935 Clark Gable , Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone were each nominated for

767-689: A filmmaker, Favreau has been significantly involved with the Marvel Cinematic Universe . He directed, produced, and appeared as Happy Hogan in the films Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010). He also served as an executive producer for or appeared as the character in the films The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). He has also directed

826-589: A guest appearance in Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show . Also in 2005, Favreau appeared as a guest judge and executive representative of Sony Corporation in week five of the NBC business-focused primetime reality TV show, The Apprentice . He was called upon to judge the efforts of the show's two teams of contestants, who were assigned the task of designing and building a float to publicize his 2005 Sony Pictures movie, Zathura: A Space Adventure . On April 28, 2006, it

885-697: A planned mini-series for Marvel Knights titled Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas , that debuted in September 2008 before being canceled in November 2008. Favreau also directed and executive produced the film's sequel, Iron Man 2 . Favreau said in December 2010 that he would not direct Iron Man 3 but remain an executive producer. Favreau was the third director attached to John Carter , the film adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs ' swashbuckling space hero . While he did not ultimately direct it, he did appear in

944-527: A podcast network and production company named Audiorama. The first podcast available from the network, "Youth, Inc.", focuses on youth sports. In 2024, he starred in the Apple TV+ drama series Bad Monkey playing a detective turned restaurant inspector. The show is created by Bill Lawrence and set to debut August 14, 2024. In August 2024, Vaughn received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in

1003-556: A sense of balance." Golem Creations Ltd. LLC is a television production company created by Jon Favreau on August 30, 2018. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter , Favreau cited his fascination with the overlap of technology and storytelling and that he gave the company its name because a golem was like technology; it could be used to protect or destroy if control was lost of it. The company most recently produced The Mandalorian , The Book of Boba Fett , and Ahsoka television shows, in partnership with Lucasfilm , and

1062-541: A sequel could possibly be made. The next month however, Ferrell reiterated that it was unlikely that the sequel would happen and that he still did not want to return to the role. Favreau married Joya Tillem, a physician, on November 24, 2000. The couple has a son, Max Favreau and two daughters. Tillem is the niece of lawyer/talk show host Len Tillem . Favreau credits the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons with giving him "a really strong background in imagination, storytelling, understanding how to create tone and

1121-613: A sobriety test at a police checkpoint. In May 2019, he was convicted of a reduced charge of reckless driving after he entered a no contest plea. Vaughn was sentenced to three years' probation and ordered to undergo a three-month alcohol abuse program. In 2019, Vaughn received the Meritorious Public Service Medal from the U.S. Army for his contributions to service members’ morale. Leading man A leading actor , leading actress , or leading man or lady or simply lead ( / ˈ l iː d / ), plays

1180-675: A strange mission to deliver a blue suitcase to a man named Cowboy in the desert. Favreau is credited as a screenwriter for the 2002 film The First $ 20 Million Is Always the Hardest . He scored his first financial success as a director of the hit comedy Elf (2003) starring Will Ferrell , Zooey Deschanel , James Caan , and Peter Dinklage . Also in 2003, Favreau had a small part in Something's Gotta Give (a film starring Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson ); Favreau played Leo, Harry Sanborn's (Nicholson) personal assistant, who visited Harry in

1239-1041: A string of successful comedy films such as Old School (2003), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Wedding Crashers (2005), The Break-Up (2006), Fred Claus (2007), Four Christmases (2008), Couples Retreat (2009), The Dilemma (2011), The Internship (2013), and Delivery Man (2013). He is also known for his dramatic roles playing Nick Van Owen in Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997), and Norman Bates in Psycho (1998). He acted in other drama films such as The Locusts (1997), Return to Paradise (1998), The Cell (2000), South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000), Domestic Disturbance (2001), Hacksaw Ridge (2016), Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017), Dragged Across Concrete (2018), and Freaky (2020). On television, he starred as career criminal Frank Semyon in

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1298-553: Is a real estate agent and stockbroker, who was once ranked one of the top U.S. money managers by Bloomberg Wealth Manager magazine. His father, Vernon Lindsay Vaughn, worked as a salesman for a toy company. Vincent's Catholic mother and Protestant father raised him in both the Protestant and Catholic faiths. He has Italian, Irish, English, Lebanese, and German ancestry. Vaughn lived in Buffalo Grove, Illinois , until he

1357-442: Is an American filmmaker and actor. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as Rudy (1993), PCU (1994), Swingers (1996), Very Bad Things (1998), Deep Impact (1998), The Replacements (2000), Daredevil (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Four Christmases (2008), Couples Retreat (2009), I Love You, Man (2009), People Like Us (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Chef (2014). As

1416-545: Is often but not necessarily the lead. A lead role must also be differentiated from a starring role , which means that an actor is credited as a part of the main cast but not that they necessarily play the main character. This drama-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to film or motion picture terminology is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jon Favreau Jonathan Kolia Favreau ( / ˈ f æ v r oʊ / FAV -roh ; born October 19, 1966)

1475-461: Is one of three superhero movies to achieve this honor alongside Richard Donner 's Superman and Christopher Nolan 's The Dark Knight . Iron Man was the first Marvel -produced movie under their alliance with Paramount , and Favreau served as the director and an executive producer. During early scenes in Iron Man, Favreau appears as Tony Stark's driver, Happy Hogan . He wrote two issues of

1534-594: The ImprovOlympic and the Improv Institute . While in Chicago, Favreau landed his first film role alongside Sean Astin as tutor D-Bob in the sleeper hit Rudy (1993). Favreau met Vince Vaughn – who played a small role in this film – during shooting. The next year, he appeared in the college film PCU alongside Jeremy Piven , and the 1994 episode of Seinfeld titled " The Fire " as Eric

1593-992: The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) – for several episodes. Favreau made appearances in the sketch-comedy series, Tracey Takes On... in both 1996 and 1997. Favreau landed the role of Gus Partenza in Deep Impact (1998), and that same year rejoined Piven in Very Bad Things (1998). In 1999, he starred in the television film Rocky Marciano , based on the life of world heavyweight champion, Rocky Marciano . He later appeared in Love & Sex (2000), co-starring Famke Janssen . Favreau appeared in 2000's The Replacements as maniacal linebacker Daniel Bateman, and that same year he played himself in The Sopranos episode "D-Girl" , as

1652-561: The second season of the HBO anthology crime drama television series True Detective (2015), and as a detective turned restaurant inspector in the Apple TV+ drama series Bad Monkey (2024). He also took recurring roles in the animated Netflix sitcom F Is for Family (2018), and in the HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm (2020–2024). Vaughn was born in Minneapolis , Minnesota. His mother, Sharon Eileen ( née DePalmo),

1711-867: The Best Actor Academy Award for Mutiny on the Bounty . There can even be controversy over whether a particular performance should be nominated in the Best Actor/Actress or Best Supporting Actor/Best Supporting Actress category; for instance, The Godfather 's Al Pacino boycotted the 45th Academy Awards ceremony since he was insulted at being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor award; he noted that he had more screen time than his co-star and Best Actor winner Marlon Brando and so he should have received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. A title role

1770-453: The Clown. Favreau then moved to Los Angeles, where he made his breakthrough in 1996 as an actor-screenwriter with the film Swingers , which was also Vaughn's breakthrough role as the character Trent Walker, a foil to Favreau's heartbroken Mike Peters. In 1997, he appeared on the television sitcom Friends , portraying Pete Becker – Monica Geller 's millionaire boyfriend who competes in

1829-821: The World . Vaughn starred in Ron Howard 's comedy The Dilemma , released in January 2011. It was produced by Wild West Picture Show Productions, his production company. On July 31, 2012, it was announced that Vaughn would be developing a reboot produced by CBS to the sitcom The Brady Bunch , which was taken off the air in 1974. In 2013, Vaughn co-wrote and starred alongside Owen Wilson in The Internship . In 2015, he starred in Unfinished Business , which grossed $ 4.8 million in its opening weekend,

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1888-481: The cable TV channel IFC from 2001 to 2005. He was a guest-director for an episode of the college dramedy Undeclared in 2001, and Favreau got some screen time as lawyer Foggy Nelson in the 2003 movie Daredevil (2003) (considerably more in the director's cut version). He also starred in The Big Empty (2003), directed by Steve Anderson . His character was John Person, an out of work actor given

1947-702: The category of Motion Pictures. In 2005, Vaughn began dating Jennifer Aniston , his co-star in The Break-Up . In late 2006, he sued three tabloid magazines for reporting that he had been unfaithful to Aniston. They broke up in November 2006. In March 2009, it was announced that Vaughn was engaged to Canadian realtor Kyla Weber. They married on January 2, 2010, in the Armour House at Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois . Their two children were born in 2010 and 2013. Vaughn describes himself as

2006-552: The character of Paz Vizsla, who was portrayed by Tait Fletcher. During that same year, Favreau appeared in Solo: A Star Wars Story voicing Rio Durant, "a very cool and important alien character" and member of Beckett's crew. In the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame , Favreau reprised his role as Happy Hogan in a cameo near the end of the film. The film, directed by the Russo brothers , was executive-produced by Favreau. Avengers: Endgame

2065-559: The documentary series Prehistoric Planet alongside the BBC Studios Natural History Unit for Apple TV+ . In April 2016, it was reported that Favreau would return to direct the sequel to the 2016 version The Jungle Book , his critically acclaimed live-action adaptation of the original film of the same name . Early pre-production of the sequel had begun by June 12, 2018, with Justin Marks , who wrote

2124-513: The film is a "rich send-ups of wedding culture". In 2006, Vaughn starred the comedy-drama The Break-Up opposite Jennifer Aniston . Rosie Wash of The Guardian wrote that the film, "subverts the love-conquers-all formula of traditional rom-com to arrive at the more satisfying conclusion". In 2007, Vaughn starred in the Christmas comedy film Fred Claus as a sarcastic, wild-at-heart older brother of Santa Claus ( Paul Giamatti ). The film

2183-480: The film. In June 2015, Favreau stated that although he would not be working on the Star Wars anthology films, he could work on future Star Wars movies at some point. Favreau later worked with the franchise on the live action series The Mandalorian . In December 2013, Will Ferrell stated that he did not want to make a sequel to Elf . Despite this, during an interview in January 2016, Favreau stated that

2242-570: The films Elf (2003), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Chef (2014), The Jungle Book (2016), The Lion King (2019), and The Mandalorian & Grogu (2026). Recently, Favreau has been known for his work on the Star Wars franchise with Dave Filoni , creating the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–present), which Filoni helped develop, with both serving as executive producers. Alongside Filoni, he serves as an executive producer on all of

2301-634: The group of actors who frequently co-star in film comedies. He appeared in 2005's independent film Thumbsucker , crime-comedy film Be Cool , and action-comedy film Mr. & Mrs. Smith . Also in 2005, Vaughn starred alongside Owen Wilson in Wedding Crashers , which grossed over $ 200 million at the U.S. box office. The film also starred Rachel McAdams , Bradley Cooper , Isla Fisher , and Christopher Walken . Critics J.R. Jones of The Chicago Reader praised both Vaughn and Wilson on their chemistry describing them as "enormously funny" adding

2360-463: The hospital. In 2005, Favreau directed the film adaptation of the children's book Zathura . It received positive reviews, but was not commercially successful. Favreau continued to make regular appearances in film and television. He reunited with friend Vaughn in the romantic comedy The Break-Up and appeared in My Name Is Earl as a reprehensible fast food manager. Favreau also made

2419-827: The lead role in The Locusts the same year. In 1998, he starred in the critically acclaimed drama Return to Paradise with Anne Heche , and starred in Clay Pigeons with Janeane Garofalo and Joaquin Phoenix . In 2000, he starred in The Cell with Jennifer Lopez and in 2001, appeared in Made , another film penned by Favreau. Vaughn also appeared in Dwight Yoakam 's directorial debut, South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000). He also starred with John Travolta in

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2478-531: The leader of the Mandalorian Death Watch, in the animated series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars . In September 2009, he signed up to direct Cowboys & Aliens based on the graphic novel of the same name created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg . The science fiction Western film was released in 2011, starring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford , and is considered to be a financial disappointment, taking $ 174.8 million in box office receipts on

2537-423: The nickname "Johnny Hack" because of his abilities in the game Hacky Sack . He briefly worked for Bear Stearns on Wall Street before returning to Queens College for a semester in early 1988. He dropped out of college for good (a few credits shy of completing his degree), and moved to Chicago in the summer of 1988 to pursue a career in comedy. He performed at several Chicago improvisational theaters, including

2596-464: The original film. Simultaneous with his directorial projects, he worked as a consultant on 24 episodes of The Orville from 2017 to 2019. He returned as Happy Hogan in the film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), and co-executive produced Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Favreau filmed a scene for Avengers: Infinity War , but was cut, ending up on the Blu-Ray release. In 2017, Favreau directed

2655-405: The pilot episode of CBS ' Young Sheldon . On March 8, 2018, Lucasfilm announced that Favreau would executive produce and write a live-action Star Wars television series, titled The Mandalorian , for Disney+ . The series premiered on November 12, 2019, alongside the streaming service and was co-produced by Favreau's production company Golem Creations . Jon Favreau also lent his voice to

2714-552: The previous film, having ended an early draft for the film. In January 2024, Lucasfilm announced that a feature film titled The Mandalorian & Grogu was in active development, with Favreau directing, writing, and co-producing alongside Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni . The film is scheduled to be released in theatres on May 22, 2026. Favreau has a chapter giving advice in Tim Ferriss ' book Tools of Titans . A motion-captured animated film titled Neanderthals

2773-442: The role of the protagonist of a film, television show or play. The word lead may also refer to the largest role in the piece, and leading actor may refer to a person who typically plays such parts or an actor with a respected body of work. Some actors are typecast as leads, but most play the lead in some performances and supporting or character roles in others. Sometimes there is more than one significant leading role in

2832-548: The show's spin-off series, including The Book of Boba Fett , Ahsoka , and the upcoming Skeleton Crew . He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment , and also presented the variety series Dinner for Five and the cooking series The Chef Show . Jonathan Kolia Favreau was born in Flushing, Queens , New York, on October 19, 1966, the only child of Madeleine, an elementary school teacher who died of leukemia in 1979, and Charles Favreau,

2891-610: The sports comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story . Both films were commercial hits. Film critic Rob Mackie of The Guardian compared the satirical nature within the film Dodgeball to that of the Rob Reiner directed comedy film This Is Spinal Tap (1984) and added that the film "stays consistently funny". After this series of roles, he was dubbed one of the Hollywood " Frat Pack ", alongside Will Ferrell , Ben Stiller , Jack Black , and Owen Wilson . The name refers to

2950-399: The thriller Domestic Disturbance (2001). Vaughn's performance in the 2003 comedy Old School increased his popularity establishing him as a leading man in comedic films. Vaughn starred opposite Will Ferrell and Luke Wilson . The film was a commercial and critical success. In 2004, Vaughn appeared alongside Ben Stiller in the buddy cop action-comedy Starsky & Hutch and

3009-587: The year before on Brawl in Cell Block 99 . In 2020, he starred with Kathryn Newton in the horror-comedy film Freaky , in which they play a serial killer and a teenage girl who switch bodies. On January 20, 2022, it was announced that Vaughn will produce a sequel to the 1983 film A Christmas Story titled A Christmas Story Christmas with Peter Billingsley (who will reprise his role as Ralphie) through his production company Wild West Picture Show Productions for Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max . In March 2022, Vaughn, Greg Olsen , and Ryan Kalil launched

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3068-554: Was announced that Favreau was signed to direct the long-awaited Iron Man movie. Released on May 2, 2008, the film was a huge critical and commercial success, solidifying Favreau's reputation as a director. In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It

3127-452: Was cast in a lead role in a proposed revival of 77 Sunset Strip that was to air on the fledgling WB Television Network , but the project ceased development after initial testing. Vaughn did not gain wider success until his role in 1996's Swingers with Favreau. Afterward, Steven Spielberg cast Vaughn as Nick Van Owen in the 1997 blockbuster The Lost World: Jurassic Park , which gave him increased exposure. He followed that up with

3186-658: Was directed by David Dobkin , who had directed Vaughn in Wedding Crashers , and co-starred Elizabeth Banks and Kevin Spacey . Next, he moved from comedy to drama in Sean Penn 's Into the Wild , a film about the adventures of Christopher McCandless , based on the best-selling book by Jon Krakauer . In 2008, Vaughn starred in his second Christmas comedy, Four Christmases , with Reese Witherspoon . The film portrays

3245-504: Was eight years old. After moving to Lake Forest , he graduated from Lake Forest High School in 1988 where he played football and baseball and wrestled, although he has called himself "unathletic" and "very average" at high school sports. At a young age, he had been introduced to musical theater and, in 1987, decided to become an actor. He has credited his mother as the inspiration for his career, saying, "I saw her overcome stuff, and I thought if you worked hard at something you'd give yourself

3304-402: Was in development at Sony Pictures Animation in the mid-2000s that Favreau would have written and produced, but the project was cancelled sometime in 2008 after four years in development. In November 2010, it was reported that Favreau will direct a film titled Magic Kingdom , based on The Walt Disney Company 's theme park of the same name. In July 2012, Favreau reported officially that he

3363-547: Was released on April 15, 2016, to critical and commercial acclaim. In 2019, it was reported that Favreau would direct a CGI adaptation of Disney 's The Lion King , marking his first time directing a musical. Donald Glover voiced Simba, and James Earl Jones reprised his role as Mufasa from the original film. The film was released in July 2019. On July 29, The Lion King surpassed The Jungle Book to become Favreau's highest-grossing film as director, while also surpassing

3422-644: Was released on April 26, 2019. In 2019, Favreau also appeared in the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming , Spider-Man: Far From Home . In May of the same year, it was also announced that Favreau would co-host and executive produce a cooking show for Netflix along with co-host Roy Choi , called The Chef Show . It premiered in June 2019. In December 2021 and July 2024, Favreau reprised his role as Happy Hogan in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Deadpool & Wolverine . In May 2022, Favreau produced

3481-406: Was working on the film. In 2014, he stated that he still had interest in the project, and that he could direct it after finishing filming 2016 remake of The Jungle Book . In November 2012, it was said that Favreau was being considered to direct Star Wars: The Force Awakens , along with David Fincher , Brad Bird , Matthew Vaughn and Ben Affleck , but J. J. Abrams was selected to direct

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